Venezuelan businessman pleads guilty in U.S. over PDVSA bribe scheme

June 16 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan businessman has pleaded
guilty to charges arising out of his participation in a scheme
to corruptly obtain contracts from Venezuela's state oil
company, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Roberto Rincon, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court in
Houston to two counts including conspiracy to violate the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act over his role in a scheme
involving officials at Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).